Whitefish River First Nation Members Securely Cast their Vote Using Scytl Online Voting

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Scytl Online Voter Registration and Scytl Online Voting enable secure and transparent elections for the Whitefish River First Nation and allow members to easily register and cast votes online from anywhere, on any device.

Scytl, the worldwide leader in secure online voting, election modernization and eGovernance solutions today announced that the Whitefish River First Nation utilized Scytl Online Voter Registration and Scytl Online Voting to provide its members with an alternative to the traditional registration and voting methods for the recent Matrimonial Real Property Law.

Scytl Online Voter Registration and Scytl Online Voting made it more convenient for voters to register and enabled them to securely cast their ballots online from anywhere on any internet-connected device. The Scytl solution also provided voting receipts to allow members to anonymously verify that their vote was recorded by the system as cast.

“Providing end-to-end security and ensuring voter privacy were essential requirements for the online registration and voting solution we selected,” said Nishin Meawasige, Whitefish River First Nation Band Manager. “The Scytl platform provided the highest level of security.”

Many of the Whitefish River First Nation members live outside Whitefish River and it can be difficult getting to a polling station. With the Scytl solution, they were able to register and vote from anywhere on the device of their choosing.

“We are very pleased to have provided members of Whitefish River First Nation with a secure and convenient way to vote on this recent Matrimonial Real Property Law,” said Meawasige. “The Whitefish River First Nation has joined a growing number of First Nations in providing additional voting channels through Scytl Online Voting.”

About Scytl
Scytl is the global leader in secure election management, electronic voting and eGovernance solutions. Specializing in election modernization technologies, Scytl offers the first end-to-end election management and voting platform, providing the highest security and transparency standards currently available. Scytl has capitalized on its more than 18 years of research to develop election-specific cryptographic security technology protected by more than 40 international patents and patent applications, positioning Scytl as the company with the largest patent portfolio of the industry.

Scytl’s solutions have been successfully used in over 38 countries across the globe over the last 10 years, including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Ecuador, France, Norway, Switzerland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the UAE, India, Iceland and Australia. Scytl is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, with strategic offices in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Peru and Greece, as well as field offices in the UK, Ukraine, Mexico, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and Australia. For more information, visit http://www.scytl.com.